Tractortrailer somehow overturned along route 50. We have made some progress so thats good news. It also will they have the tow truck on the scene here with the tractortrailer back upright so that is good. I want to show you a little bit of a closeup here as close as we can get. The accident is on the westbound side of route 50, its right after Saint Margarets road. All lanes still blocked. Those of you traveling from the Eastern Shore headed back to d. C. Youll be forced to get off at exit 29, Cape Saint Claire road. A few miles of backup so please factor that in your commute. If youre traveling eastbound you can see one lane is getting by there on route 50. Youre getting by with just one lane to the right. And just in case, if you need to get to the businesses including this gas station, the service lanes are opened. I know some of you were wondering about that. Now, crews shut down part of the eastbound side because of large debris that basically scattered and flew from the westboun
It getting down into the 30s. It will make a big difference depending on where that system ends up. We will look ahead to the weekend coming up in just a little while. We will see you then. Stay connected with the Storm Watch Weather Team around the clock i downloaded the free stormwatch 7 weather app. Nancy now to the developing story on the hill. Senator al franken is resigning amid sexual abuse allegations. The minnesota democrat says he will not be silent, even taking a swipe at President Trump in a farewell address. Senator al franken is leaving the senate. In the coming weeks, i will be resigning as a member of the United States senate. He goes reluctantly. I know in my heart that nothing i have done as a senator, nothing, has brought dishonoras brought. F john conyers it came after loud cries from his own party to step down. Enough is enough. Eight women accused the senator of inappropriate sexual conduct. Those, even some of numbers differently. He called his decision ironic. I
Explosives. Nancy a teenager charged with a threat against his falls church school. With the police are thing about his plans and how they caught up with him. Jonathan and winter is on its way. We are tracking the latest with how much snow you could see when you wake up. Now, abc 7 news at 11 00, on your side. Stormwatche start on because we have a Winter Weather alert. Snowfall of the season is closing in tonight. We have Team Coverage with tom roussey tracking the roadways, but lets get started right now with the chief meteorologist bill kelly. Bill good evening. We have been watching this all night, seeing if we need to move anything. Right now the forecast remaining on track with snow coming down mainly to the southeast. It has been coming down. This is a picture right has alreadyland, picked up five inches of snow, just north of salisbury. Look at all this blue and the bright shades of red in the mouth of the chesapeake. That is where we are getting the heavy, wet snowflakes. Very
This is route 50 in salsbury, maryland. And this is the boardwalk tonight, it is coated in snow. In ocean city the snow is melting for now on the treated surfaces out there. Im doreen. Were still waiting to see our first flakes here in the district, how many times have you looked out the win koe tonight. We could see half an inch of snow. Lets start with dan. Were in a lull right now, but this was expected. We saw a pretty good burst of snow. Still snowy down there. Take a look at the radar right now. Much of what youre here excuse me. Sorry. Waldorf down toward fredericksburg. This is the area. St. Marys county in the Northern Neck will see the most. We also have a Winter Weather advisory now. Everybody off to the north and the west. Now it is also stafford and king gorge. Now what are we expecting here . Snow moving in by tonight and tomorrow morning. Well start seeing accumulations. Snowing just about all day once again where you live, that will depend on how much you get. I have ne
And meet a young man battling cancer for a second time. Lets talk about the first the snow of the season. We will share some resources online that will come in handy in the morning. First, lets get you right to the chief with the new forecast. The word is a robust first snow of the season. Look at this thing. It is not quite snowing, it is evaporating before it hits the ground but it stretches all the way back into georgia, alabama and the gulf coast. As we zoom in closer to town we are looking at moderate snow into Southern Maryland. That is the real heavy snow. Already reports of three inches in colonial beach. 1 inch in rehobeth beach, not far from the water actually, which is pretty impressive. Notice the deep blue, that is heavy snow. So, what have we done . Essentially the same snowfall map, i went over this a little bit to the west, it covers now fredericksburg and charlottesville. 13 in manassas. But, 36 inches south and east of that. We have moved this across 95 into southern